Weikel to Embark on Cultural Studies in Galapagos Islands

2017 Jun 5

Corinne Weikel is one of 18 students from Susquehanna University who will spend time in the Galapagos Islands this summer as part of the university's Global Opportunities (GO) program.

The experience, titled GalapaGOs, is an interdisciplinary, collaborative course designed to familiarize students with methods, theories, approaches and histories necessary for understanding biological and cultural diversity in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Theories of evolution, both biological and cultural, are of primary focus, as are understandings of difference and power; historical imagination; gender, sexuality and identity politics; and nationalism, citizenship and globalization.

As a cross-cultural requirement, study away is an integral part of at Susquehanna education. All students spend at least two weeks off campus, immersed in a culture different from their own, in the U.S. or abroad. Students reflect upon their experiences when they return, guided by faculty members and coursework that promotes discovery and personal growth.